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Aplington Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

610 E Mason St, Polo, IL 61064 · (815) 946-2519 · Part of Polo Community Unit School District 222

Buffalo Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
114
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Aplington Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Buffalo Township kids: Polo Comm High School

On the path

Where Buffalo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Centennial Elem Schoolin Polo
6–8Aplington Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Polo Comm High Schoolin Polo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

610 E Mason St, Polo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 646
Grade 729
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
135’20
117’21
115’22
105’23
114’24

Down 15.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Aplington Middle School from Buffalo Township families.

Other schools in Polo Community Unit School District 222

The district →
Centennial Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Polo
B+
294 students16:1
Polo Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Polo
C
186 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Buffalo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.